Illustration of lynx
plural lynx or lynxes
1
: any of several wildcats (genus Lynx) with relatively long legs, a short stubby tail, mottled coat, and usually tufted ears: such as
a
: a lynx (L. lynx) of northern Europe and Asia
b
: bobcat
c
: a North American lynx (L. canadensis) distinguished from the bobcat by its larger size, longer tufted ears, and wholly black tail tip
called also Canadian lynx
2
Lynx astronomy
: a dim northern constellation that is visible between the constellations of Ursa Major and Gemini and that is represented by the figure of a lynx
… Johannes Hevelius named this new constellation Lynx because only an observer with "the eyes of a lynx" could see its faint shape.—
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Another group, Rewilding Europe, is providing support to scientists working to preserve and restore species across the European continent, including the bearded vulture, the Iberian lynx, the marbled polecat, the imperial eagle, and the auroch—the extinct ancestor of domestic cattle.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
The sanctuary lost one Bengal tiger, four cougars, one African caracal, two Canada lynx, one Geoffroy cat, one Bengal cat, one Eurasian lynx, four bobcats and five African servals.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
This included one Bengal tiger, four cougars, an African caracal, two Canada lynx, one Geoffroy's cat, a Bengal cat, one Eurasian lynx, four bobcats, and four African servals.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
That makes this image a relatively rare photograph of a lynx in Primorsky Krai in eastern Russia.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
The sanctuary lost one Bengal tiger, four cougars, one African caracal, two Canada lynx, one Geoffroy cat, one Bengal cat, one Eurasian lynx, four bobcats and five African servals.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
This included one Bengal tiger, four cougars, an African caracal, two Canada lynx, one Geoffroy's cat, a Bengal cat, one Eurasian lynx, four bobcats, and four African servals.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
That makes this image a relatively rare photograph of a lynx in Primorsky Krai in eastern Russia.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Lynx.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lynx. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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lynx
noun
plural lynx or lynxes
1
: a large North American wildcat with rather long legs, a short stubby black-tipped tail, a coat marked with spots and blotches, soft fur, ears with small bunches of long fur at the tip, and large padded feet
called also Canada lynx
2
: any of several related wildcats (as the bobcat)
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